Senior Azure DevOps Engineer – 3 Month Contract – Fully Remote – Outside IR35
VIQU have partnered with an organisation who are seeking a Senior Azure DevOps Engineerto help establish the core Azure and DevOps foundations required to take internal AI and software proof-of-concepts into controlled production.
The successful Senior Azure DevOps Engineerwill work closely with an internal AI/software development team and IT, to design and build a secure, scalable, and production-ready Azure platform.
Role responsibilities
- Design and implement a greenfield Azure platform to support AI and software development workloads
- Establish and formalise production-ready DevOps practices, including Azure DevOps pipelines and deployment standards
- Define and implement best practice for:
- CI/CD
- Infrastructure as Code
- Environment separation (sandbox, dev, test, prod)
- Security, identity, and governance guardrails
- Create a safe sandbox environment enabling developers to experiment without risk to production systems
- Work closely with AI/software developers and IT teams, acting as a bridge between development needs and operational/security requirements
- Provide knowledge transfer and guidance to internal teams as the platform matures
Key skills and experience required
- Hands-on expertise designing and building Azure infrastructure and DevOps frameworks
- Proven experience with:
- Azure DevOps (pipelines, environments, automation)
- Infrastructure as Code (e.g. Terraform, Bicep, ARM)
- Multi-environment Azure platforms
- Solid understanding of Azure security, governance, and operational best practice
- Comfortable working in small or growing teams with limited existing platform capability
- Able to design, build, and deliver - not just advise
Role details:
- Job role: Senior Azure DevOps Engineer
- Job type: Contract
- Duration: 3-month initial contract
- Rate: £500 - £550 per day
- IR35 status: Outside IR35
- Location: Fully remote
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